The Penn State coaching staff has dodged another bullet as the University of Pittsburgh decided not to go with Nittany Lion defensive coordinator Tom Bradley to fill their head coaching vacancy, instead opting for Tulsa head coach Todd Graham to take over the program.
If any of you were still wondering if you would see Rob Bolden on campus this semester, this tweet should be as good of a confirmation as any. His dad probably wants him to transfer to Canyon Wings though.
For once, it all came together for Penn State.
The theme of family has been a constant for this Nittany Lion team all season and it came to fruition on Saturday afternoon as the senior members of the squad finally arrived on the same page to lead Penn State to an upset on eighteenth-ranked Michigan State, 66-62.
Penn State's first two games of the Big Ten season were characterized by a lack of activity from role players. The Big Three of Talor Battle, Jeff Brooks, and David Jackson carried almost the entire scoring load in a win against Indiana and a tough loss to Michigan.
Help came in the form of redshirt freshman Jermaine Marshall on Wednesday night, but it was still not enough to keep the #10 Boilermakers of Purdue from defeating the Nittany Lions 83-68 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The quarterback catastrophe in Happy Valley took not one, but two more turns on Tuesday leading to thoughts that there may be just as many quarterbacks on the 2011 roster as there were during the 2010 season.
As first reported by Lions247.com, Rob Bolden's father has said that his son will seek a transfer from Penn State. The freshman quarterback, who was named the first Penn State freshman opening-day starting quarterback ever, was benched in favor of Matt McGloin after suffering a concussion against Minnesota and struggling to move the offense in his next appearance against Northwestern.